A nurse came out of the operation theatre and walked towards the man who was standing in a state of anxiety by the wall. A crying baby grabbed his attention and a ripple of comfort and happiness floated through his body and soul. “Congratulations, she is a daughter”, by saying that she handed over the pretty little baby to him. He kissed her forehead and then her tiny little hands. They shifted the mother to the private room of the hospital. Both of them were very happy on her arrival to this world. In another room of the same hospital there was a man who came along his wife for the purpose of abortion because the doctor identified the gender of the baby as a girl. The couple was already having two daughters, and the man was not ready to have a daughter again.
The birth of daughters is considered to be a blessing of ALLAH in Muslim society. But to some, they are nothing more than burdens. I have seen a lot of people who celebrate the birth of their daughters and also those who start mourning and deploring because they think daughters are a life-time curse. I really don’t understand why some parents (esp. fathers) think their daughters wretched beings. Usually after a daughter is born to them, their sense of insecurity becomes sky-high. In this patriarchal world there is undoubtedly a very little place for girls but still no one can deny the fact that;
The picture this world presents from woman gets its tints and scents;
She is the lyre that can impart pathos and warmth to human heart.
(Allama Iqbal)
Why daughters are felt to be a burden? Because people have a perception that after growing up, their sons will be able to earn a living for them, while on contrary, daughters are of no use because they will get married. Normally, the parents who are literate treat their sons and daughters equally. These types of parents (families) educate their daughters, feed them properly, try to fulfil their desires and respect their (daughters’) decisions. The ratio of discrimination is usually high in rural areas where there are mostly illiterate people. There is another category of people in our society, for whom their own daughters and sisters are a source of pride and honour while others’ are not.
My point here is just that, our daughters are not burdens; they are precious, they are little butterflies who are source of happiness and colours in our lives. Their laughs make the walls our houses become lively. Not only our daughters but all the women in this whole wide world are worthy. Women are the building blocks of this world without which existence of life is impossible. People should realize the fact that; if there are no daughters there are no mothers and life does not come with a manual, it comes with a mother. Islam has provided a high rank to women, so who are we to despise them? Our Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to stand up for his beloved daughter Hazrat Fatimah (R.A.) whenever she (R.A.) visits him. May ALLAH Almighty bless and protect all the daughters, mothers and sisters in this world. (Ameen)
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